Trend Watch: Late 50's/Early '60s Fashion
Inspired in part by the AMC drama “Mad Men,” hourglass silhouettes, bold red lipstick, and other looks from the late 1950s and early 1960s are back in style.
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Spring 2009 Polish Preview
Looking to find out what colors are going to be hot this spring? Well look no further. We've got more than 100 colors for you to choose from
History of Nail Care
We hope you enjoy this walk down memory lane. Please email your stories, memories, historical photos, and archives to us so we can consider them for this ongoing history "exhibit." Submit stories to hannah.lee@bobit.com.
The Boutique: Cool Retail Items
This gallery showcases unique goods available for retailing in your salon. General information and website links give you the scoop on cool items to enliven your retail business.
Mining for Color: Fall Colors Strike It Rich
There's a sparkle and shine to the fall's latest nail polish colors. When we saw them all, we had a "gem" of an idea: to shoot the polishes as if they were creating the gemstones themselves.
10 Cute Salon Uniforms
"Uniform” doesn’t have to mean identical, cookie-cutter, or always consistent. Check out these fashion-forward salon uniforms — perfect for salons with a sense of style.
Paper Dolls (Polish Preview: Fall 2006)
Get back to your inner child with this month's fall polish preview. Not just for little girls, our paper dolls make dressing up your clients' nails as easy as child's play -- now snip to it!
NAILS Cover Tech Contest - Years 2007 & 2008
In the year 2000, the editors of NAILS decided it would be fun to have a nail technician reader create the cover for one issue and so we started the Cover Tech Contest. Browse through the best of the contests through the years.
NAILS Cover Tech Contest - Years 2001 to 2003
In the year 2000, the editors of NAILS decided it would be fun to have a nail technician reader create the cover for one issue and so we started the Cover Tech Contest. Browse through the best of the contests through the years.
What We Wore - Nail Styles Through the Years
Throughout the last two decades, NAILS has chronicled the best of nail styles, from thick and square to thin and oval. Here, a look back at the highlights — the fabulous, the frivolous, and the truly influential.
NAILS Readers' Choice Awards 2008
From Acrylics to Wraps — and everything in between — NAILS announces the winners of our fifth annual Readers’ Choice Awards.
Cover Tech Contest 2009: A Day At the Beach
In the year 2000, the editors of NAILS decided it would be fun to have a nail technician reader create the cover for one issue and so we started the Cover Tech Contest. Every year, we get hundreds of beautiful entries, creative concepts, and astonishing photographs.
Contessa Winners 2006 - present [Canada’s Nail Art Awards]
The Contessas are an annual beauty award program that shows off the best Canada’s salon professionals have to offer.
Fall 2009 Trends From the Fashion Week Runways
From Feb. 13-20, New York Fashion Week showcased upcoming Fall trends. Here’s a closer look at some of the runway nails. This gallery is an expanded version of the article in the May 2009 issue of NAILS Magazine.
Love is in the Air - Expressive Valentine Designs
Ah, Valentine’s Day. Your clients have love on their minds, and you want to create the perfect Valentine-themed designs to go along with their romantic moods. Four talented techs show us their Valentine’s Day nail art using only the colors red, pink, white, and silver.
Fall 2009 Color Trends from the Pantone Institute
Subtle contrasts make up the diverse color palette for fall 2009, according to color authority Pantone Inc.
What nails did you wear at the show?
NAILS takes you inside Premiere Orlando (2009), IBS Las Vegas (2009 and 2010), ISSE Long Beach (2010), and ABS Chicago (2010), to view the hottest nail styles at these prominent beauty trade shows.